The Case Against Brooklyn is a 1958 film noir crime film directed by Paul Wendkos, starring Darren McGavin and Margaret Hayes, and based on the True Magazine article "I Broke the Brooklyn Graft Scandal" by crime reporter Ed Reid. The film features depictions of American police corruption, though no police officer in uniform is shown to be corrupt. Plot In an attempt to combat police corruption, newly graduated rookie cops are recruited to serve undercover to find information on a complex illegal betting network in Brooklyn. One of these officers, ex-Marine Pete Harris, formerly with Military Intelligence in Japan, is tasked to make the acquaintance of a woman whose husband was recently murdered by the Mob over gambling debts. Cast Further reading References External links John Grant The Case Against Brooklyn @ Noirish The Case Against Brooklyn Internet Movie Cars Database 1958 films 1958 crime films 1950s American films 1950s English-language films 1950s police films American black-and-white films American crime films American police films Columbia Pictures films Film noir Films about corruption in the United States Films about police corruption Films based on newspaper and magazine articles Films directed by Paul Wendkos Films produced by Charles H. Schneer Films set in 1951 Films set in Brooklyn